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Intensive gold mining in southern Ethiopia – in pictures

Gold is Ethiopia's main mineral export. Matthew Newsome explores the vast Lega Dembi mine in southern Ethiopia, where gold is mined from both openpit and underground workings. Expansion of the mine could increase employment in an economy still based mainly on agriculture, with around 25 million out of Ethiopia's population of 85 million living in extreme poverty
• Gold mining promises big boost for Ethiopia's development

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• Matthew Newsome
• guardian.co.uk, Thursday 30 August 2012 12.15 BST

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An Ethiopian artisanal underground miner holds bedrock rubble in his hands. The rock may contain gold. The bedrock comes from the Midroc-owned Lega Dembi gold mine in southern Ethiopia